Sportives come in all shapes and sizes from local rides organised by volunteers at the cycling club to massive, closed road races featuring riders from all over the world. There are some great small, local events all around the world but for history, beauty and prestige these are the Big 6. A collection of sportives … Read more
Congratulations to everyone that completed the 100 miles of Ride London. If this was your first major sportive, we hope you enjoyed it as much as us. For those that now have the bug and are keen to explore new events, we have put together a mini guide to the best sportives to ride next… … Read more
Quite possibly the greatest country on the planet to ride a bike. Italy combines stylish cool, incredible food, a long and storied cycling tradition & some incredible routes and climbs. The sportive scene is quite different in Italy to other parts of Europe and the variety of riding on offer is huge. If you have … Read more
This is It! One week to go…. You’ve arrived and survived to the one week out point, all you have to do now is eat well, sleep well make sure you and your bike are in good working order. Make sure you have your favourite riding kit ready, create that packing list! Chamois cream! Sun … Read more
The most important thing is that we don’t leave our nutrition strategy until the day, or even a few weeks, before. Our bodies need to get used to what we are doing and so the same approach we have with our training must be applied to our nutrition. Following a quality, structured training plan means … Read more
Oh no! Panic! It’s 4 weeks until the event and you realise you may not have done the training you wanted!! Do not panic. Here is a 4 week plan that will give you specific strength work building into the Etape day itself. This plan is no guarantee of success or no pain, but it … Read more
How to stay hydrated on the Etape du Tour As I’m sure you’re aware given you’ve signed up to ride it, this year L’Etape Du Tour follows the route of Stage 18 of The Tour De France from Briançon to Col D’Izoard. It’s 178km with 2 huge climbs (the Col de Vars, 2,108m and Col … Read more
A question we get all the time, what is the hardest sportive in Europe? Ok, so lets rule out the small, specialist events that are only for the hardcore (here’s looking at you Tour de Mont Blanc with your 8,000m of climbing) and we will rule out anything further than Mallorca 312 as this is … Read more
More and more of us are venturing overseas each year to ride our bikes. Getting the best value for your money for a bike holiday is a bit different from a normal holiday where there is not the risk of injury and there are more components of the trip to consider. Here are some of … Read more